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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025
68. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his Departments plans to increase its headcount in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60332/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025
67. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of vacancies within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60331/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025
66. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans for capital expenditure within his Department under the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60321/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025
65. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of funding allocated to Defence Forces infrastructure in each of the past five years; the number of projects completed; the number underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60238/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025
64. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the Technology Strategy and Roadmap for the Department of Defence; the expected costs of implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60237/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025
39. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for the advancement of tranche 2 flood defence projects for two locations in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60177/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025
31. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the up-to-date position on advancing flood defence works in the upper River Lee area of County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60178/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
621. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the so-called ‘crisis mechanism’ within the European Defence Industrial Programme which would allow basic protections within the Working Time Directive to be suspended for arms companies, allowing them to override core workers’ rights provisions of EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59758/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
464. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Finance Bill 2025 to reverse the increase in tax liability on pensions to Gardaí and members of the Defence Forces that is negatively affecting recruitment of senior Gardaí and members of the Defence Forces (details supplied). [58240/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total amount his Department has spent to date on legal costs, settlements, and compensation to former and current members of the Defence Forces in relation to cases concerning the use of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59786/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of cases currently pending against his Department from former and serving members of the Defence Forces in relation to the use of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59785/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
244. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update regarding any Irish organisations or institutions which are involved in the Common Information Sharing Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59470/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
243. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the defence resources or personnel assigned for the implementing of the Common Information Sharing Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59469/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
242. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update regarding all Irish interactions and operational developments regarding the Common Information Sharing Environment since January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59468/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of State property under the remit of his Department (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59424/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
240. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if unconscious bias training, quotas or participation targets relating to race, gender, ethnicity or religious status are in place for any activities or in recruitment for the Defence Forces. [58638/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
239. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of ordnance cadetship posts that were allocated in each of the years 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [58559/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
238. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on when the ordnance cadetship competition is expected to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58558/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58507/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58489/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
235. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58453/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
234. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of an air ambulance base (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58048/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
134. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total costs of air traffic control fees paid by the State on behalf of US military aircraft that transited through Irish airports and Irish airspace from 1990 to date in 2025; and the additional costs incurred by An Garda Síochána and the Irish Defence Forces for security provided at Shannon Airport due to US military use of Shannon Airport. [58182/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
Joint Committee on Defence and National Security
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
21. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57654/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
20. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57621/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57287/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
238. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 36, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [57199/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
237. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given the recent investment of over €350 million in aircraft for the Air Corps (details supplied), if he is satisfied that sufficient hangar space exists in Casement Aerodrome to protect these aircrafts from the corrosive moist Irish climate; if not, when additional hangar space will come online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57170/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given the Air Corps has previously employed the armed PC9 as an air interceptor for high profile security events such as the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and given recent personnel issues in the Air Cops, if the Air Corps presently has trained pilots to employ the PC9 in this armed role; if it will feature as a part of security arrangements for the upcoming EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57169/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
235. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given the approval of the master plan for the infrastructural development of Casement Aerodrome, when these plans will be published; if they will be resourced as part of voted budget or funds set aside under the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57168/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
234. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence since the retirement of the King Air 200, multi-engine flight training in the Air Corps has been outsourced to civilian flight schools, if he intends continuing with this policy; if not, if there will be efforts to bring multi-engine conversion and airline pilot standards multi crew coordination courses back in-house; if this will feature as part of any future PC9 replacement contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57167/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
233. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given the investment of over €230 million in two new maritime surveillance aircraft for the Air Corps delivered in 2024, the targets that have been set by his Department and military command for a minimum level of surveillance flying hours per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57166/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
232. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57107/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
231. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the Programme for Government, the easier return to Ireland for emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56784/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
230. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56689/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025
229. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the specific measures the Government is taking to ensure that Ireland's participation in the European Union's permanent structured cooperation framework and any EU defence arrangements do not compromise Ireland's commitment to multilateralism, the UN charter, and its sovereign right to not participate in collective defence given Ireland's long-standing policy of military neutrality; if he will detail the direct financial and logistical costs incurred by the Irish State to date for PESCO participation. [57271/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2025
Joint Committee on Defence and National Security
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2025
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56446/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2025
58. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total expenditure by his Department for Columb Barracks, Mullingar, excluding capital; and a breakdown of the expenditure. [55781/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2025
57. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the capital expenditure on Columb Barracks, Mullingar by his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025. [55780/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2025
56. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55694/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2025
4. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach if his Department, or the National Security Analysis Centre has received any briefings from the Defence Forces, the Garda National Crime and Security Intelligence Service or allied intelligence partners regarding Chinese political influence operations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55946/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025
233. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for his Department and for each aegis body; and if they provide the total consultancy and adviser fees by the Section 1.5 categories for each of the past five years for his Department and for each aegis body, respectively; and the internal controls that are in place to ensure that these category-level disclosures are made annually and that procurement of such services complies with applicable competitive tendering rules, in tabular form. [55363/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025
232. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to be released by his Department; the dates on which any such reports yet to be released were first provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55158/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025
231. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 7 October 2025, the number of patrols by both Naval Service assets and Air Corps maritime patrol aircraft, by month, since February 2022, in tabular form. [55131/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025
230. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if he will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in place to ensure this requirement is met. [55072/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025
229. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract title; name and address of the awarded contractor/supplier; contract award date; contract duration; expected contract value (excl. VAT); maximum contract value (excl. VAT); the unique identifier from the relevant contract award notice; and where such constraints exist, to provide details explaining his Department’s current process for reconciling each reported payment with the corresponding published contract award notice on eTenders. [55055/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025
228. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the exclusion of Defence Forces members from WRC remedies under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 is intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54892/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025
227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made by his Department on the future of Nenagh Military Barracks since his Department met with this Deputy and Deputy Ryan O'Meara along with local councillors on the issue. [54872/25]